Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Chief Medical Officer of Health - Gov't of Alberta

By Dori Modney with files from Alberta Government

Alberta’s COVID -19 cases rise to 14

Mar 10, 2020 | 4:11 PM

EDMONTON, AB. — With an increase of seven, there are now 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Alberta – all of them are travel-related.

Three of the new cases are from the Edmonton zone. They involve a male in his seventies and a female in her sixties who had travelled together, and a female in her thirties who had also recently travelled outside of Canada.

The other four new cases are from the Calgary zone. They involve a male in his fifties, two females in their thirties and a female in her forties.

The travellers had returned from visiting a range of countries, including France, the Netherlands, Egypt, Iran, Taiwan, Germany, Malaysia, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama, the Philippines and the United States. Several of the cases visited more than one country on their trip. One individual was also on the same MS Braemar cruise ship in the Caribbean as a case announced March 9.

These new cases of COVID-19 are all recovering in isolation at home with support from public health officials. One previously announced individual, who had a pre-existing chronic condition, is now receiving treatment in hospital.

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As part of Alberta’s COVID-19 response, public health teams are already identifying and notifying anyone who came into close contact with these individuals. All close contacts displaying symptoms are being tested. Even those not displaying symptoms will self-isolate for 14 days to prevent any possible spread if they were to display symptoms in the future.